Who carries a gun to church?

[Mark whiz]

And here's the follow-up question.........................

How many of you teach/preach while your carrying???

I do and I know a preacher buddy/mentor of mine does as well...................and the churches know it and appreciate it.

David had to kill intruders to protect his flock from harm and those entrusted with God's flock would be wise to be ready to serve likewise.

 

[voilsb]

How many of you teach/preach while your carrying?

I have. Main service, 500+ people. College group, 150 people. Small groups, 5-20 people. Nursery, 2-10 infants. One-to-one.

 

[DigMe]

GOD helps those who help themselves!

That's not in the Bible. We already discussed that statement in this thread.

brad cook

 

[SteveS]

Unfortunately one of the conditions of CCW in MI is that we can't carry in houses of worship.

The statute has an exception. If the leaders of the church (priest, elders, church council, etc.) allow it, you can CCW.

 

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

How many of you teach/preach while your carrying???

In PA, CCW is illegal on school property/grounds etc...

That includes colleges and universities. It is also illegal in areas considered to be child day care facilities and the like.


But as for carry in church.....I ALWAYS carry in church.

 

[NORM]

can't in ND.

 

[Lord Bodak]

I don't go to church too often, but if I found a church I really liked, I would speak to the pastor. Permission from the pastor should qualify as "good reason" for Virginia law.

 

[secamp32]

I never go to Synagogue without my Glock 19 and 2 spare mags. It must be a terrorist wet dream, a room full of unarmed (guns are evil) liberal Jews. :banghead: Of all the people in this world that should be pro gun and heavily armed, the Jews should be at the top of the list. I still don't get it. :banghead:

 

[stzd8]

Baptist Church has armed bodyguards

Well,

For one, I know a church in Houston where mostly middle to upper class community goes that has bodyguards sitting a certain sections of the auditorium during sunday service.

And yes, they sure their presence is known. Since I was going there that day cuz a friend brought me, I asked why the 'secret service' ppl? The reply I get is because the pastors get a lot of death threats. And I thought church was a safe place.

 

[pete f]

I carry when I go. My father was a baptist minister and he looked at me and the shoulder holster before I put my suit coat on and gave me the "why?" face. I stated I now had two kids and wife and I was responsible for them. he shrugged and said "I would too!" All my suits were tailored with the shoulder holster on.

 

[Ben_Tucci]

I attend a church where my father is one of the elders and He and I are always armed. While the quote God loves those who love themselves may not be in the Bible...the responsibility to protect and take care of ones family is and that fact makes the decision obvious to me.

 

[mr hanky]

I agree evil knows no bounds, otherwise there would never have been shootings or anything else bad in a church. I personally have never carried in church, but after reading this it is changing my thinking.

 

[ruger270man]

why wouldnt you? wasnt there a massacre in a texas church a few years ago? people can get killed in a church just as well, its probably a good place for a mass killing spree.

 

[CAPTAIN MIKE]

My Nicest Suit and My Best Church Gun

Okay, we're the "Infidels". Hmmm. Wonder if that means we might get hit going to, inside of, or while leaving church. Never hurts to be ready. I think the way to go is to wear my nicest suit and my "best gun" to church. Concealed, of course.

 

[Model520Fan]

Gunman Kills Self after Shooting Four in Texas Church

SASH, Texas (AP) -- A gunman opened fire in a rural Texas church, killing four people and later killed himself after a nine-hour standoff with police, officials said Monday.

At least one other person was injured.

The suspected gunman, whose name was not released, reportedly knocked on the door of the Sash Assembly of God church Sunday night, then started firing when the door was opened.

Three people were shot, including the pastor, according to Dallas television station WFAA. Two women in a car outside the church were then shot and killed, police said. The identities of those killed were not released.

The man fled and was later tracked to his home near the church in Sash, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) north of Dallas. Sheriff's deputies and a SWAT team surrounded the house, and after the long standoff police said the man surrendered just before 11:00 GMT.

However, when officers entered the home they found him dead, Fannin County Sheriff Kenneth Moore said.

''We have good reason to believe, based at what we see at the scene, that it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound,'' Moore said.

Moore said the motive for the shootings was under investigation.